INTERVIEW: Lindsey Buckingham talks about Village Recordings w/ Christine McVie for NEW Fleetwood Mac Album

FLEETWOOD MAC RECORDING FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN OVER A DECADE

Lindsey Buckingham revealed that Fleetwood Mac is currently in the studio recording its first studio album in over a decade -- with the full classic lineup teaming up for the first time since 1987. Buckingham explained that a substantial amount of the material came from the group's 2012 sessions for their Extended Play EP, released last year: 

"There was a bunch of material that I cut with John (McVie) and Mick (Fleetwood), about a year-and-a-half ago, before we hit the road last time. And a couple of those made it into the show and we put out this little EP from that -- but there were quite a few other things. So, y’know, we had that as a starting point for an album."

"We were here at the Village for I think 4 weeks, then we took a week off, and then we were here for another 4 weeks. And this is our last few days.  And we got 8 tracks, very far along... You know like 75% done in that amount of time. And all of those except for 1 are Christine, or co-writes between Christine and myself. Because it seemed like the priority was to work on her stuff then to get her feeling comfortable and feeling far along with this process and we managed that very well".

Listen to the Audio of Lindsey explaining their time at The Village:

Part 1 Basic Tracks | Part 2 Eight New Tracks

Source: 100.9 The Mix

VOTE for Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum "CMT Performance of the Year" Award at CMT.com

Please vote for Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum for "CMT Performance of the Year" Award for  their performance of "Rhiannon" from last years Cross Roads.  Vote HERE at CMT. You can log in with Facebook / Twitter or by logging in to CMT.  Must be a U.S. resident over 13 to vote.  Vote in each category... Stevie and Lady Antebellum's category is "Performance of the Year".  Make sure you read the RULES.

More on their episode of Cross Roads HERE.

Neil Young , Stevie Nicks and Lionel Richie are among several artists from outside the world of country music who scored nominations for the 2014 CMT Music Awards .  The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will compete against each other for the CMT Performance of the Year prize at the ceremony, which will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 4, at 8 p.m. ET on CMT.

Young received a nod for a duet rendition of his song "Long May You Run" with his old buddy Willie Nelson , which was featured on an episode of CMT Crossroads titled Willie Nelson & Friends from Third Man Records .  Nicks, meanwhile, was nominated for a performance from her own CMT Crossroads appearance, which featured her performing with Lady Antebellum .  They're nominated for their collaborative version of her Fleetwood Mac classic "Rhiannon."  As for pop/R&B legend Richie, who had a surprise hit with his 2012 country duets collection, Tuskegee , he garnered a nod for his medley performance of "Oh No"/"All Night Long" with Luke Bryan from the 2013 CMT Artists of the Year special.

Other nominees for CMT Performance of the Year include modern-rock band Fall Out Boy   and pop group OneRepublic , who are being recognized for their respective CMT Crossroads duets with Dierks Bentley and The Band Perry .

Miranda Lambert is the leading nominee for the 2014 CMT Music Awards with a total of six.  Voting for the CMT Music Awards is now open at CMT.com and will run through June 1 at midnight.  Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday May 10 at 11 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.

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Chart Updates: Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" "Greatest Hits" and "The Very Best Of"

Nothing too remarkable going on this week with albums charting in various countries... Few ups and downs and a couple of re-entries.

(Previous week in parenthesis)

U.S.A. -  Chart date May 10, 2014
TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 49 (33) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 50 Re-entry: Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac

AUSTRALIA - Chart date May 5, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 32 (29) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 50 Re-entry: Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 3 (4) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 MUSIC DVD CHART
# 10 (8) Sound City - Real to Reel (Feat. Lindsey, Stevie and Mick)

CANADA - Chart date April 20, 2014
TOP 150 CATALOGUE CHART
# 21 (27) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 81 (49) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

UK - Chart date May 10, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 85 (86) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 21 (17) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

IRELAND - May, 2014
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 63 (48)  Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

Photo: Mick Fleetwood chillin on a plane Maui bound with headphones on #FleetwoodMac

Mick Fleetwood spotted on his way back to Maui, May 1, 2014

Photo by: Sirius Summit

Also Mick Fleetwood is on my flight. Dude is tall. Packing a ukulele. cc @amandapalmer
— Chris Driggers (@chrisdriggers) May 1, 2014

Daily Mail
Mick was actually on his way to Maui, not landing in Los Angeles as the article suggests.  And he's carrying a Ukulele not a guitar.

Going his own way! Legendary musician Mick Fleetwood opts for serious flower power as he lands in Los Angeles  

He is one of the most successful singer/songwriters in the world, noted for his contribution to Fleetwood Mac's commercial success which first exploded in the 1970s.

But Mick Fleetwood was still channeling something of a flower-power vibe when he landed in Los Angeles airport on Friday.  

The 66 year-old was clearly going his own way as he arrived in California, where he stood out from the crowd in a clash of colours. 

The acclaimed musician - whose hits include Tusk, You Make Loving Fun and Go Your Own Way - looked like he was back on the east coast to write or record new music as he carried his guitar.

Wearing a bright yellow jacket with pale blue trousers, he accessorised with a pink and white floral scarf and a pair of tan boat shoes.

He also wore his hair in a ponytail, although much of it was covered by his purple-rimmed hat.

Clearly dressed to impress, he attracted many onlookers with his quirky attire as he walked through the airport's arrivals terminal.

But the attention will be welcome now that the British-born star is about to embark on a Fleetwood Mac reunion tour from September, which will see all five original back together on stage.

This will see them perform until 20 December, performing all of their favourite hits.

The Chain group - featuring John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks - have recently welcomed back Christine McVie.

After 15 years of living in the tranquil English countryside, the 70 year-old has made the decision to return to the band for a planned tour. 

The British-American band were formed in 1967 in London. Their smash-hit album Rumours sold 40 million and topped the U.S. chart for seven months, but their stardom was blighted by cocaine-fuelled excess.

Photo: Dave Stewart and Waddy Wachtel at the mixing desk working on new Stevie Nicks album

Photo: Dave Stewart

Things appear to be moving along quickly... Today, Dave posted a picture on Facebook of himself and producing partner Waddy Watchel at the mixing desk working on Stevie's new album.  Which to me indicates the recording is done and they are at the mixing stage... or does that happen as you move along during the recording process?

"at the mixing desk with my great pal and producing partner Waddy Wachtel for 

Stevie Nicks new album"

View the album timeline

Australia TV Alert: @StevieNicks @FleetwoodMac and Lindsey Buckingham in May

Oprah's Master Class with Stevie Nicks 

Channel 128 Discovery Health
Saturday 3 May, 2014 1:30pm
Sunday 4 May, 2014 8:30am

Soundstage: Fleetwood Mac
Join MAX as we bring you an exclusive Fleetwood Max event that takes you closer than no other.

Channel 805 MAX - Duration 90 mins.
Sunday 4 May, 2014 8:30 am
Monday 5 May, 2014 7:00 pm.
Tuesday 6 May, 2014 6:00am.

Talks Music with Lindsey Buckingham

Channel 132 Studio - Duration 60 mins.
Wednesday 14, May, 2014 5:30pm
Thursday 15, May, 2014 4:00am
Thursday 15, May, 2014 1:30am